2008

We talked about the two alcohol related pending ordinances, but over on the Montclair Watercooler, there’s a lot of discussion about a third proposed ordinance, which has been described by […]

Montclair’s Hillside PTA sent out an email to parents last night entitled: GOV. CORZINE’S SCHOOL FUNDING BILL WILL SET BACK MONTCLAIR’S SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS Here’s the jist gist of it…

We received this from a tipster who says the following is being emailed to Bloomfield parents… Tomorrow Today the state legislature is voting on the governor’s new school funding formula. […]

When you least expect it, New Jersey could soon be taking your picture. The Assembly and Senate are supposed to consider today whether municipalities should be allowed to install cameras […]

If commuting on PATH is hairy now, imagine if the threatened Amtrak strike happens at the end of this month. Train commuters would be forced to commute to Hoboken and […]

As seen on North Jersey.com . OK, none of the presidential hopefuls are dead, but things are getting nasty. What’s your take on the debate?

Foodie Alison Bermack is organizing the second annual soup-in for the Human Needs Food Pantry. Last year Baristaville’s event response was abundant and delicious. Can we do it again? Members […]

I happen to be a big fan of geographer-eco-anthropologist and author, Jared Diamond. This week, I spied one of his op-ed pieces in the NY Times, comparing the consumption rate […]

Patricia Post, volunteer at Bukowski Animal Shelter has two kitties looking for some love. Sad story – these two were adopted from our shelter 10 years ago and are now […]

Hey, Essex County taxpayers! Livingston is the first stop of Governor Corzine’s four-county town hall tour, and you’re invited. The topic under discussion will be “Financial Restructuring and Debt Reduction.” […]

Alan and Wendy at Village Laundry in Upper Montclair called today, fairly gushing…”we’re clean and green!” They know being green is sooo 2008. So why not pass on the news? […]

Baristaville has its share of big-screen filmmakers and screenwriters with new projects constantly bubbling up. But lately we’re seeing lots of tech-savvy locals creating their own TV and video projects, […]

This weekend is relatively quiet, event-wise, on the Baristanet calendar (A mid-winter lull? Post-holiday exhaustion? Or are you all busy planning killer events for next month?). But here are a […]

Help a reader from Bloomfield find the perfect medical match: I’m 25 and hadn’t been to a doctor since my pediatrician when I was 21. I finally have a “real” […]